Read news stories from local and national publications featuring the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design and its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
"Keep Going": IMU to install sculpture honoring Ryan White
Thirty-six years after Ryan White’s death of AIDS-related complications in April 1990, a bronze sculpture of the legendary Hoosier will be installed in Bloomington's Indiana Memorial Union. Melanie Cooper Pennington, senior lecturer and area head of sculpture in the Eskenazi School, was commissioned to create the sculpture, funded through donations.
Indiana Public Media/WFIU spotlights comp design project
WFIU's "Nice Work" podcast interviewed IU professors while playing VonneGolf, a mini golf course designed, fabricated, and installed by Eskenazi faculty Max Fertik's comprehensive design students for the 2025 Granfalloon, Bloomington's annual Kurt Vonnegut-inspired festival of arts and ideas.
IU architecture faculty Leticia Pardo awarded Mexico's top artist grant
A multidisciplinary artist and architectural designer, Assistant Professor of Architecture Leticia Pardo has been recognized with the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte grant, widely considered Mexico's most significant artist award. The grant will fund Pardo's research into the ways a sense of belonging manifests in neighborhoods shaped by the Mexican diaspora.
Grunwald Gallery to host 'New Art New Music' showcase
Each year, IU Jacobs School of Music students compose music inspired by visual art exhibited at the Eskenazi School's Grunwald Gallery of Art. This year's concert on Wednesday, November 12 showcases works by Alex Blanpied, Rui Zhu, and Christopher Chiarotti prompted by imagery in the current McKinney Visiting Artist Series retrospective.
Eskenazi interior design faculty Hoa Vo awarded Amazon Research Grant for AI-driven design study
Hoa Vo, assistant professor of interior design, has received an Amazon Research Award through the Build on Trainium program to advance research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and human-centered design.
